В Москве за мошенничество задержаны некий Дмитрий Скирдо, представлявшийся помощником депутата Госдумы Виктора Зубарева, и юрист-телезвезда Александр Амелин. Они получили 1,8 млн руб. от лесопромышленника за отмену налоговой проверки, на проведение которой на самом деле повлиять не могли. Депутат Зубарев заявил, что Скирдо не является его помощником и не знаком ему. #Москва
В Москве за мошенничество задержаны некий Дмитрий Скирдо, представлявшийся помощником депутата Госдумы Виктора Зубарева, и юрист-телезвезда Александр Амелин. Они получили 1,8 млн руб. от лесопромышленника за отмену налоговой проверки, на проведение которой на самом деле повлиять не могли. Депутат Зубарев заявил, что Скирдо не является его помощником и не знаком ему. #Москва
The next bit isn’t clear, but Durov reportedly claimed that his resignation, dated March 21st, was an April Fools’ prank. TechCrunch implies that it was a matter of principle, but it’s hard to be clear on the wheres, whos and whys. Similarly, on April 17th, the Moscow Times quoted Durov as saying that he quit the company after being pressured to reveal account details about Ukrainians protesting the then-president Viktor Yanukovych. The picture was mixed overseas. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 1.6%, under pressure from U.S. regulatory scrutiny on New York-listed Chinese companies. Stocks were more buoyant in Europe, where Frankfurt’s DAX surged 1.4%. Since its launch in 2013, Telegram has grown from a simple messaging app to a broadcast network. Its user base isn’t as vast as WhatsApp’s, and its broadcast platform is a fraction the size of Twitter, but it’s nonetheless showing its use. While Telegram has been embroiled in controversy for much of its life, it has become a vital source of communication during the invasion of Ukraine. But, if all of this is new to you, let us explain, dear friends, what on Earth a Telegram is meant to be, and why you should, or should not, need to care. Telegram boasts 500 million users, who share information individually and in groups in relative security. But Telegram's use as a one-way broadcast channel — which followers can join but not reply to — means content from inauthentic accounts can easily reach large, captive and eager audiences. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a driving force in markets for the past few weeks.
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